The purpose of this blog is to share thoughts, comments and issues, as well as hints and suggestions that may help extend your own knowledge of family. As an advocate of DNA testing to support traditional genealogy, my focus is on DNA and newsworthy topics. Do not expect daily publication.
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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Wow! Family Finder for $99! This is an amazing offer for everyone, but other tests are also on sale. Check them out and order now. Write to me if you have any questions about which test to order. The following is from Family Tree DNA:

Beginning on Thursday, June 27, 2013 and running until Friday, July 26, 2013, we will offer the following:

Family Finder

was $289

Now $99

mtDNA Full Sequence

was $289

Now $189

Y-DNA37

was $169

Now $129

Y-DNA67

was $268

Now $208

Y-DNA111

was $359

Now $308

Family Finder + Y-DNA37

was $368

Now $228

Family Finder + Y-DNA67

was $467

Now $307

Family Finder + mtDNAFullSequence

was $398

Now $288

Comprehensive Genome (Y-DNA67, FMS & FF)

was $666

Now $496

REMEMBER: ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED AND PAID FOR BY 11:59pm CST, JULY 26, 2013, TO RECEIVE THESE SPECIAL PRICES.

The second important announcement this week was that those who have tested with 23andMe or with Ancestry.com can now transfer their results to FTDNA for the nominal sum of only $49. This is wonderful news because FTDNA has a huge database and outstanding tools to evaluate autosomal test results. (Note that your DNA doesn't actually leave 23andMe or Ancestry.com in this transfer process. You will continue to find new results there.) By taking advantage of this new opportunity, you increase your odds of finding matches and identifying cousins quite dramatically.